In Sync with the Earth: Entrainment, the Schumann Resonance & the Sound of Connection

I’ve never slept well.

Even as a child, I was always the one awake before anyone else.

I used to wake my dad up for his early morning shifts before his alarm ever went off.

These days, I’m still up early—long before the world stirs.

But there’s something else I’ve noticed too.

Every time there’s a full moon, I sleep even less.

My body feels unsettled. My mind won’t quiet.

It’s like I’ve tuned into something bigger—a rhythm outside of me that I can’t control.

Only recently have I started to realise…

maybe I’m not the only one.

Maybe we’re all syncing with something greater than we know.

What Is Entrainment?

In simple terms, entrainment is when one rhythm syncs up with another.

Think of fireflies flashing in perfect time.

Or heartbeats aligning in a room full of people meditating.

Or the way your breathing slows during a soundbath, matching the steady flow of a gong.

Our bodies and brains are designed to adapt to external rhythms.

And when we’re exposed to steady, supportive frequencies—like music, sound, or natural cycles—we begin to shift.

Our heart rate, breath, brainwaves, even our nervous system entrain to that external rhythm.

Sound and the Brain

During a soundbath, certain instruments like gongs and singing bowls help the brain move into alpha, theta, or even delta brainwave states.

These are associated with:

• Deep relaxation

• Creativity

• Sleep

• Dreaming

• Restoration

It’s not forced—it’s natural.

Your brain follows the rhythm.Your body softens.

Your whole system finds coherence.

This is why sound can feel so calming.

So regulating.

So resetting.

Enter: The Schumann Resonance

Here’s where it gets really interesting.

The Earth has its own rhythm too—a frequency known as the Schumann resonance.

It pulses at around 7.83 Hz—interestingly, the same frequency range as our alpha brainwaves.

It’s often referred to as the Earth’s “heartbeat.”

And recent research shows that our physiology—our sleep, mood, heart rate, and emotional state—can be influenced by this resonance.

When solar flares, geomagnetic storms, or shifts in the Earth’s frequency occur, we feel it.

Ever felt “off” for no reason?

Ever noticed everyone seems agitated or flat on the same day?

You're not imagining it.

We’re wired to respond to our environment.

A New Research Paper Adds Weight

A 2024 research paper confirmed that fluctuations in Earth’s geomagnetic activity influence human health markers—particularly heart rate variability and circadian rhythm.

In other words:

we’re syncing with the sky.

Whether we know it or not.

And if that’s true…

then maybe sound—used intentionally—can help us re-sync when we’ve been thrown out of rhythm.

The Bridge Between Worlds

This is where sound becomes more than music.

It becomes medicine.

When I’m lying under a gong or leading others through vibration, I can feel something deeper happening.

It’s like we’re remembering a rhythm that’s older than language.

Older than anxiety.

Older than stress.

Sound brings us back to that rhythm.

To the body.

To the earth.

To each other.

Let’s Leave You With This

If your sleep is erratic…

If your emotions shift with the weather or the moon…

If your nervous system sometimes feels like it’s too aware—

You’re not broken.

You’re tuned in.

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We’re all part of a much bigger frequency field—one that hums beneath our feet and pulses far above our heads.

Sound won’t remove the chaos of the world.

But it can help us find coherence inside of it.

It helps us entrain—not just to stillness…

but to something sacred.